Lower endothelial progenitor cell number, family history of cardiovascular disease and reduced HDL-cholesterol levels are associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length in healthy young adults

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 272-278

  Dei Cas, A ^a   Spigoni, V ^a   Franzini, L ^a   Preti, M ^a   Ardigo D ^a   Derlindati, E ^a   Metra, M ^b   Monti, L D ^c   Dell'Era, P ^b   Gnudi, L ^d   Zavaroni, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelial progenitor cells; Family history of cardiovascular disease; HDL cholesterol; Leukocyte telomere length

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEM CELL; TELOMERE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; STEM CELLS; TELOMERE; TRIGLYCERIDES; URIC ACID;

EID: 84875274341     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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